Posts in category Social Media

Verify your site with external services like Pinterest and Google Webmaster. Finally an easy way to verify your site in WordPress! While WordPress.com bloggers have had this feature available to them for a while, WordPress.org users now have access to easy site verification, too — thanks to the latest version of Jetpack and the addition […]

WordPress SEO suggestions for your site When blogging with WordPress, you have a great base to use in building up your blog’s search engine optimization (SEO). But don’t just leave it at that; you need to invest some time in building up your viewership. And try not to get discouraged–it takes time to build up […]

Share your blog posts on Twitter and Facebook at the right time One way to get more readers and/or consistent readers for your blog is to share your blog posts on social media sites. But when should you post on Twitter and Facebook? This infographic has tips on when to share and when to not […]

Wrapping up our look at Jetpack on WordPress blogs …And we’re done! Until Jetpack adds more features, of course. Thanks for taking a brief look with me at all of the possible elements Jetpack has to offer your WordPress blog (whether the .com version or the self-hosted .org type)! If you’ve been following the Jetpack […]

Share your WordPress content on Facebook, Twitter, and more Jetpack’s Sharing option is a component of the Publicize feature — so if you’ve already installed Publicize’s options, you’re good to go! The sharing feature allows you to add several one-click buttons at the bottom of your posts; readers can easily and quickly help spread out […]

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